Q: My 89-year-old mother lives with me and we like to watch TV together, but she needs the volume turned way up and I do not. I would like to find a set of headphones that she could wear to hear at her level and I could still hear the TV without any headsets. We had a pair from Brookstone several years ago, but they just broke and I can’t seem to find them now. Seems like most headphones are made only for the one user. Any suggestions?

A: The main issue is that most TVs force you to choose between using the internal speakers or sending the audio to an external speaker (or pair of headphones, or sound system). To get around this limitation, you can attach a splitter to the optical audio output and connect one side to our wireless home theater headphone pick—the Power Acoustik Farenheit HP-902 RFT (2-pack)—and the other to a soundbar. Each device would have its own volume control to adjust so you can both find the setting that works best. And because the headphones come in a two-pack, if you find the soundbar setup isn’t working, you can return it and just use the headphones, letting you and your mother maintain independent volume control.

—Chris Heinonen

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